Crunching, the Japanese tanks began to climb up the hill. The tank gunners and machine gunners were highly nervous and stared at the lookout mirror, fearing that an anti-tank gun would suddenly appear and shoot through them. Inagaki Yoto and other young men
The Japanese were the same. They were extremely nervous. The hard and bloody battle they encountered yesterday was still vivid in their minds. They didn't want to be put into a small box and sent back to the country.
"Nani, what's going on? There's been no movement at all until now?" "There's no conspiracy, right?" "Yes, this is very abnormal!"
However, what surprised these little Japs was that after marching several kilometers from the formation, even when they reached the forward position less than 300 meters away, the Japs still could not see any movement on the Chinese position, and there was not even a single figure in their field of vision.
.This attack was unexpectedly smooth and did not encounter any attacks or obstructions. However, the more this happened, the more frightened and suspicious the Japanese attacking troops became.
Because it stands to reason that even if there had been oversaturation bombing before, it would never be able to kill all the Chinese defenders hiding in the fortifications. What's more, after yesterday's fierce battle, the Japanese knew very well that the weapons and equipment of the Third Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment were not enough.
They are weaker than themselves, and these Tubal fighters are extremely fierce and tenacious, and will never give up their position and escape easily!
"Baga! Cheer up, don't think nonsense, just shoot if you find anything abnormal! Keep charging!" Inagaki Yoto yelled, although he was also extremely uneasy, but before receiving the order to retreat, they could only
You can't move forward, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead.
"Hai!" the leading brother ordered, and all the Japanese soldiers responded loudly. They quickly suppressed the fear and anxiety in their hearts with serious expressions, widened their eyes and concentrated on following the tank. "Nani? Are they really?
Have you retreated early?"
Inagaki Yoto held a Mauser pistol and followed the tank step by step onto the small high ground. Only then did he realize that the entire defensive position on the hilltop was empty. The original defenses had long been blown to the ground, and the trenches were
Still burning with blazing flames.
Even the strongest reinforced concrete main fortress was blown to pieces, with scattered debris and exposed steel bars everywhere. The entire position completely lost its defensive function. "Everyone pays attention and searches carefully to see if there is anything hidden.
The enemy or a trap!" After checking the Guan Gong Temple position, and then standing on a high place and carefully observing Wangbian Village, which was still burning in front, for a while, Inagaki Yoto was basically able to confirm that the third detachment had withdrawn overnight last night.
Out of position.
After the confirmation, Inagaki Yoto immediately said to a messenger next to him: "Immediately send a signal flag to the commander of the company and tell him that we have captured the outer positions of Tubal Road, and it is observed that Wangbianzhuang is empty..."
"Nani? Youxi, Tubal Road is Tubal Road. It will never change its nature of guerrilla warfare. It is really a ragtag group that is vulnerable to attack!"
After receiving the information, Tōmuro Ryosuke was stunned for a moment, and then laughed arrogantly. He originally thought that he would have to fight hard today, but he didn't expect that the progress would be so smooth. Without firing a single shot, he managed to capture yesterday's hard-fought battle all day long.
The position was captured. After a pause, Fujimuro Ryosuke was extremely happy and ordered a Japanese captain standing next to him:
"Zangyuanjun, you immediately lead the second group of imperial soldiers to occupy two highlands, and then advance further towards Wangbian Village! Remember, don't advance carelessly, and be sure to stay on high alert!" "Hai!" Zangyuan Sheng nodded heavily, and then
He drew out his command sword and shouted: "All of the Second Brigade are here, attack!" "Hai!"
Nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers screamed wildly, and soon they divided into two groups and quickly attacked the small highlands on both sides of the road. Half an hour later, Zangyuan Sheng led the Japanese soldiers to the Guan Gong Temple position. "
Your Excellency, Major!" Seeing his immediate boss coming, Inagaki Yoto quickly stepped forward to salute and explain the current situation. "Inagaki-kun, you have done a great job! You have done a great job!"
Kurahara Masaru nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Next, you have to work hard to search the villages in front. Pay attention to safety and don't let Tubal Road take advantage of the loophole!"
Zangyuan Sheng observed the surrounding terrain and conditions and found that there were many crop fields around Wangbian Village, especially large corn fields. It was easy to hide troops and artillery in these places. Therefore, he did not dare to send too many troops into the village to search, nor did he
Dare to send out precious tanks and chariots, but directly send out a squadron of cannon fodder.
"Hai!" Knowing that he was being used as cannon fodder again, Inagaki Yoto did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. After a heavy nod, he led a squadron of Japanese soldiers along the gentle slope toward Wangbianzhuang, where the smoke was billowing. "These stupid little guys
The Japs finally came, but was that too cautious? After waiting for an hour or two, a squadron of Japs soldiers was sent into the village to search."
Ma Xiaoyun was hiding in a cornfield 2 kilometers northeast of Wangbianzhuang. The terrain here was slightly higher than Wangbianzhuang, and he could clearly see the movements of the Japanese in front. Xu Dong, who was observing the enemy's situation with a telescope, answered with a smile:
"This is not because the little devils were hurt by your beating. Even if we laid out the empty city strategy, they still did not dare to advance with the whole army in a arrogant manner."
"Hey, what the hell, after all, the Japs are still afraid of you. Otherwise, the Japs would have come to your door as early as last year when they captured Yutai County." Ma Xiaoyun chuckled, flattered him calmly, and then continued
Said: "Captain Xu, when do we start taking action? After a while, these little devils will shrink back again!"
Xu Dong smiled and said: "Don't worry, just these little Japs are not enough for us! We have to put a long line to catch the big fish, and finally have a chance to fight. If we can't eat one or two thousand Japs soldiers at a time, then
It’s such a loss!” “Ahem, okay! Just listen to Commander Xu!”
As expected, there is no harm without comparison. When Ma Xiaoyun heard this, he immediately became embarrassed. Yesterday, he relied on carefully constructed solid fortifications to fight hard for a day and managed to kill and injure a thousand Japanese troops. If an encirclement and annihilation battle was carried out in an unobstructed wilderness, the first
I'm afraid that even if the three detachments dispatch three main regiments, they won't be able to kill a large group of Japanese soldiers in one go.
But now, others are fighting in the open field, and they just want to eat as much as they can, treating the little devil as a dish. Although there is a huge contrast gap, Ma Xiaoyun does not doubt Xu Dong's ability at all.
Because just the hidden heavy artillery troops, tank troops and helicopter brigade are enough to give the little devil a drink!
"Everyone remains highly vigilant and ready to fight at any time!" As he continued to approach Wangbian Village, Inagaki Yoto's expression became more solemn, and his right hand holding the Mauser pistol continued to sweat, as if he was holding a piece of melting ice.
, the water drops kept dripping down.
The standard pistol of the Japanese army is the Taisho 14th-year-old pistol, commonly known as the box gun. This pistol uses Southern-style 8mm bullets, which has extremely high pointing shooting accuracy. The damage of the bullets is basically the same as that of DUM bullets. Unprotected personnel will be hit.
, usually either dead or disabled.
However, the penetrating power of this kind of bullet is very weak, and it can be blocked with 5 layers of quilts. The penetrating power is very poor.
It is precisely because of the box gun's low power, easy jamming, easy misfire and other shortcomings that the Japanese officers generally hate this pistol, and often like to use other pistols when performing combat missions. Crunching, they kept pushing forward for more than ten or twenty seconds.
Minutes later, Inagaki Yoto finally arrived at the forward position outside Wangbian Village.
At a glance, I could see that the trenches in front had been blown to pieces, and sections collapsed and dented one after another. They seemed to have no breath of life or danger. However, Inagaki Yoto did not dare to be careless, and pointed towards them with his hands.
The three Japanese soldiers beside them waved their hands and said: "You guys go over and take a look first!" "Hai!"
The three Japanese soldiers also did not dare to disobey orders, even if they were very likely to be the first to be killed. "Everyone get down and prepare to fight!" "Hai!"
The rest of the Japanese soldiers quickly dispersed and lay down on the ground, pointing their guns in front. As long as there was any abnormality, they would shoot without hesitation. The three little Japanese soldiers walked away step by step with their guns in hand.
He went over and searched all the way with extreme caution. After crossing three trenches in a row, he waved to Inagaki Yoto. "Yo Xi! Keep moving forward!"
Seeing that there was no danger, Inagaki Yoto led the troops to continue the search. After a while, Inagaki Yoto and other Japanese soldiers arrived at the last trench at the entrance of the village.
After an hour or two of burning, the fire in Wangbian Village has weakened a lot, because everything that can be burned has basically been burned away, and only the ruins are still burning with flames and smoke. But under the high temperature of midsummer,
Wangbianzhuang is still like a flaming mountain, the temperature inside is extremely high, and you can even feel the heat wave and the burning sensation from a distance.
"Yoshikawa-kun, Shiraishi-kun, you lead your team into the village to search, and fire warning shots immediately if you find any situation! Our troops will come to support as quickly as possible."
Inagaki Yoto frowned slightly and observed carefully for a while. Logically speaking, there should be no living people in such a high-temperature fire scene. Even if there were, they would be some fish that slipped through the net at most. But Inagaki Yoto has many experiences of life and death.
Arthur was fighting, but he was not careless and did not dare to use all his troops at once. Arthur immediately sent two teams of Japanese soldiers into the village to search, while he himself took more than 80 Japanese soldiers into the trenches for warning and defense.
"Hai!" The two Japanese team captains immediately ordered, and each led a small team of Japanese soldiers to start searching the village in two groups. "Yo Xi, the Imperial Air Force is so powerful! For such a scale of bombing, even if the people inside are not
Even if they were blown up, they would be burned to ashes!" "Yes, these damn Tubal Roads should have all been blown up like this yesterday!" "Yes, if that were the case, my brother would still be alive and well now!"
Braving the rolling heat wave, stepping on burnt debris and ashes on the ground, the Japanese soldiers were cautious at first and maintained their formation. However, after searching for a long time, the Japanese soldiers did not find any danger. They saw only flames and ashes, and time passed.
After a while, you will naturally start to relax.
"Shut up if you don't want to die!" The two Japanese team captains were both experienced veterans. Even though they were sure that there was indeed no one alive in Wangbian Village, they still carried out the search mission meticulously.
"Yo Xi!" The two squads of Japanese soldiers returned safely. Inagaki Yoto finally felt relieved and immediately ordered the signal corps to send a signal to the commander. "It seems that there is indeed too much worry. How can such a small village do this?
It can withstand the saturation bombing of the Japanese Empire! However, the surrounding threats still exist, and they must all be explored!"
Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Wangbianzhuang, Fujimuro Liangsuke breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still not completely relieved. After pondering for a moment, he called a signal soldier and said: "You should go to Inagaki Squadron immediately and ask them to spread out and search around Wangbianzhuang."
There is a two-kilometer boundary, so make sure there are no ambushes from the Chinese army around!"
"Hai!" The Japanese signal soldier quickly accepted the order and left. "Why are these little devils so cautious, and they want to expand the search area at this time! Damn it, when did you become so timid?"
After waiting for more than two hours, we did not see the Japanese army begin to advance in large numbers. Instead, we saw the Japanese soldiers spreading out in teams and continuing their search in the crop fields, woods, and grasslands outside the village.
Ma Xiaoyun couldn't help but became anxious again, and quickly turned to look at Xu Dong and said: "Commander Xu, do we still have to retreat?" Xu Dong pondered for a while and then nodded and said: "Well, let's retreat another kilometer, little devil.
You shouldn’t have much patience!
The little devil is indeed a lot more cautious than before. He can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Since we have spent so much effort, we can't fall short!" In fact, this situation was still expected by Xu Dong, so the main troops were four kilometers away, and only
A small number of troops were placed about two kilometers away. It is not difficult to temporarily retreat at this time. "Okay! Slow work will lead to careful work!"
Ma Xiaoyun nodded. If the main force of the Japs does not enter the ambush circle, there is really no point in just eating these two hundred Japs soldiers. What's more, the Japs army has also set up artillery positions on two small highlands. So at this time, only
Who can be more patient and calmer?
"Nani? Tubal Road gave up the Wangbianzhuang position and retreated across the board? Why does it feel like something is wrong! At this time, shouldn't it be a joint operation to set a trap?" An hour later, Tada Shun received a telegram from the front line,
He couldn't help but frown, then turned to look at the old devils and said, "Do you think there is any problem here?"
According to the original plan, Tada Shun had already made preparations for air combat and counter-encirclement and annihilation operations, but this time he found that his efforts for a long time had come to nothing, and he suddenly felt confused.
Terauchi Shouichi said: "I think this situation is normal. Tubal Road and Shandong Army have always been distinct. They do not belong to each other, and each has a very strong sense of territory.
So it's not surprising that they are dog-eating dogs at this time, and when fighting in this area, we have air superiority. According to Jiang Qiang's character, he probably won't take out armored troops to take risks!" Asaburo Kobayashi nodded and agreed: "It is indeed possible.
These two forces have always been at odds with each other, so it is not surprising that they are each trying to sweep away the snow now that a disaster is approaching.
According to our many years of experience in dealing with Jiang Qiang, this is a master who is never willing to suffer losses, and has a strong warlord consciousness. Just like Han Fuju in the past focused on defense, he will not take the initiative as long as his fundamental interests are not harmed.
Go for it.
Terauchi-kun also said just now that the Japanese Empire has air supremacy in the central Shandong area. Jiang Qiang really has no reason to fight a decisive battle with Japan in an unfavorable place for irrelevant forces!" Naosaburo Okabe nodded and said: "Your Excellency, Commander,
This is not entirely a bad thing for the Empire of Japan. At least you don’t have to worry too much about Yang Fan’s overly ambitious ambitions and unlimited expansion of the scale of the war!” “Yoshi, if this is the case, our combat plan will have to be adjusted.” Shun Tada.
He raised his eyebrows and walked to the military sand table to study.
At this time, Kawabe Shozo came over and said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. When Jiang Qiang was just a small section chief of the Tianjin Police Department, he had the courage to lead his troops on an expedition thousands of miles away to become the enemy of the Japanese Empire.
Moreover, the Battle of Dezhou in the northern Hebei battlefield and the Taierzhuang battlefield caused serious casualties to the Japanese Empire. How could such an enemy have no ambition and wildness? Maybe they are planning a big conspiracy."
Once bitten by a snake, I have been afraid of well ropes for ten years, not to mention that Hebian Zhengzo also suffered two fatal blows in the hands of Jiang Qiang, and even almost lost his head. Terauchi Shouyi smiled and said: "Kawabian-kun, Jiang Qiang
Qiang is indeed an extremely powerful opponent, but there is no need to mythologize him, right? In the face of absolute strength, all tricks are in vain.
As long as we remain sufficiently cautious and prepared, even if they have any tricks and calculations, what will happen?" "Hey! It's true what Mr. Terauchi said, in the face of absolute strength, all tricks are in vain!" Listen!
At this point, Tada Shun's eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt that he had jumped out of a strange circle of habitual thinking. He smiled and said with a stretched brow:
"There is an old Chinese saying that goes astray by cleverness. Since Yang Fan likes to be clever and take advantage of small things, let's set up a big picture for him openly!" After saying this, Jun Tada was very excited on the sand table.
He gestured and carefully described the bold idea that had just come up to a group of old devils.
"Sigh!" "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise!" "Yo Xi, you can let go now!" "The Imperial Japanese Army will win!"
Speaking of the wonderful points, Juichi Terauchi, Asaburo Kobayashi and other old devils all nodded in praise, and then began to offer suggestions and suggestions to improve the plan.
Wang Bianzhuang. "You bastard little devils, what the hell is going on? It's been a long time, but it still doesn't move! Don't they plan to stop here?" "Yeah, what on earth are these little devils doing?
He was so aggressive before, as if he was going to eat us all in one go, but now he's acting like a pussy!"
"Could it be that the intelligence was leaked and the Japs knew that the Shandong Army was stationed in our defense area?" After waiting for a few more hours, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, but the Japs still stood still. Ma Xiaoyun and others couldn't help but become anxious.
.
After finally getting together with the Shandong soldiers, they wanted to have a good fight and avenge their comrades who died heroically yesterday, but now they found that the Japanese did not give them a chance. "It seems that we still underestimated Xiao
The caution and patience of the Japanese will probably be in vain today!"
Xu Dong scratched the large mosquito bites on the back of his neck with his hands to relieve the unbearable itching. Although they were hiding in a small forest, it was still extremely hot under the scorching sun, especially those mosquitoes that were swarming around.
People are covered in red envelopes.
"At this time, Ma Xiaoyun said: "In that case, we might as well go out in one go and eat these little devils in front of us, which is better than drawing water from a bamboo basket in vain!"
Xu Dong shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry, there are more than 100,000 Japanese soldiers gathered across the Yellow River and around Jinan Prefecture alone. They are not here for exercises and tourism. So there are many opportunities to eat large pieces of meat. At present, we
All you need to do is to play the long game and catch the big fish!…”
However, before Xu Dong finished speaking, there was a buzzing sound in the distance. Xu Dong and others immediately looked up and saw dense black spots appearing in the sky in the distance. "Ah, the Japanese plane is coming again.
"It's not like we've been discovered, right?" "It's over, if that's the case, we won't have anywhere to hide!" "Quick, everyone take cover!"
This scene scared everyone. If such a huge group of bombers bombed the area around Wangbianzhuang indiscriminately, it would be really fun!
However, at this time, no one dared to move, because the more they ran around, the faster they would die. All they could do was spread out and hide on the ground and resign themselves to fate. Buzzing, the fleet soon flew overhead, but Xu Dong was greatly relieved.
The tone was that these Japanese planes were not coming towards them, and flew straight forward without stopping at all.
"No, these idiots are heading for Jinxiang County!" Ma Xiaoyun just breathed a sigh of relief, and then suddenly thought of a more serious problem, and quickly shouted to the signal soldiers beside him: "Quick, don't be stupid.
If caught, immediately send a telegram to Jinxiang County and ask them to hide in the air-raid shelter immediately!" "Yes!"
The signal soldier was shaken and quickly put on his earphones and turned on the radio. "Report! A large number of Japanese planes were found flying towards us from the direction of Jinan." "What? The Japanese planes are coming soon?" "Sound the air defense siren!"
In fact, Ma Xiaoyun and others did not need to worry. The radar stations set up in Zichuan County and Qidong County had already discovered the situation. They not only sounded the air defense alarm in the county, but also disseminated the information to surrounding counties by phone. Ma Yaonan and others
The troops were immediately notified to enter air-raid shelters and air-raid bunkers. While Qidong County, Zichuan County and other Huben Army defense areas were evacuating soldiers and civilians, various air defense positions entered combat status.
Chirp, chirp, chirp, it didn't take long for the Japanese bombers to arrive in the sky above Changshan County, and then each bomb exploded with a sharp scream and fell from the sky! Boom boom boom, the bomb exploded when it hit the ground, and the explosive power was so violent that it collapsed instantly.
Houses and buildings, countless broken pieces and brick fragments were scattered everywhere, and large areas of the city were razed to the ground.
In the middle of the violent explosion, raging fires burst into flames, and then began to rage wildly. The choking sulfuric smoke spread everywhere, and soon almost the entire county was in flames! The Japanese again used sulfur bombs in large quantities without any scruples.
Whether there were civilians in the city or not, it was completely indiscriminate and devastating bombing. However, this was not the end, the Japanese bombers then flew to Yutai County.